On Trains, service is impeccable
and timetables are generally respected !

Set apart it, trains remain a very pleasant and sure means of
locomotion.

At
Bangkok
railway station (Hua Lamphong) you will find a color marked ticket
counter on the left side of the counters. There you can buy the
combined tickets. You can choose your mode of transportation - 1st
or 2nd class, seat or sleeper (recommended) and Ac or fan.

Price for a combined ticket is app. 800 Baht for 2nd class and
app. 1200 Baht for 1st class. You also can buy just the train ticket
if you prefer to go by ferry to Koh Samui. Buses to the 2 ferries
(Raja Ferry and Seatran Ferry) are waiting in front of
Surat Thanirailway station. Tickets for the transfer and ferry are issued
at the bus.

Tickets for a
night-train can be booked at
Bangkok Airport, Bangkok Railway Station and many travel
agencies in
Bangkok.
So, you have to use a taxi to go. This concerns all people,
who like
spend at least one night in
Bangkok. It is not sure to get a ticket
for the same day! The best information about these tickets you
will get at the railway station in Bangkok. Travel time from
Surat Thani
railway station to Koh Samui is app. 2.5 hours.

Tickets can be purchased at the railway station in Butterworth
or at the ferry terminal in Georgetown Penang. There are 2
trains per day leaving Butterworth at 6:34am and 1:45pm.At the border
you have to leave the train with your baggage. After the checkpoint
you will travel further to
Hat Yai
with the same train.

Taking the morning train you can catch
the night boat to Samui but taking the afternoon train you arrive at 11.00pm at
Surat Thani
and have to stay overnight and proceed with your journey
the next morning. Just ask your
hotel to arrange the transfer and ferry.

Children over 3 years to 12 years whose height does not
exceed 150 cm. are accepted at half fare. Children of 3 years
or under who are less than 100 cm. in height are conveyed free
of charge excluding separate seat.

Please notify the ticket office in advance if boarding is
changed, otherwise the reservation will be cancelled.

Passengers getting off the train at any alighting station
are not entitled to use further or refund the holding ticket.

Postponement of journey or refund of fare must be made within
3 hours before departure time and deduction of fee will be handled
according to the rule.

If you use the train, it stops at
Surat
Thani railway station. You then take a bus to Samui (combi-tickets
available).
The
ferry transferis included because
the bus uses the ferry. A detailed time-table is below. On the island
the bus first stops at the ferry pier and then at Nathon pier.

**Remember to tell the resort where
and when you want to be picked up (Surat Thani - Samui app. 3 hours,
ferry included). **